2020 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament

The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the 33rd edition of the ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, which decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion. All rounds were played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.[1][2]

2020 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Matches	7
Attendance	1,916 (total) 274 (average)
Site	Sahlen's Stadium Cary, North Carolina
Champions	Florida State (7 title)
Winning coach	Mark Krikorian (7 title)
MVP	Clara Robbins (Florida State)
Broadcast	ACCN (Quarterfinals & Semifinals), ESPNU (Final)
ACC Women's Soccer Tournament «2019  2021»

2020 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍	8	–	0	–	0		1.000			11	–	0	–	0		1.000
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍	8	–	0	–	0		1.000			11	–	1	–	0		.917
No. 10 Virginia  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	1		.688			8	–	3	–	1		.708
No. 6 Clemson  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	0		.625			6	–	4	–	0		.600
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	2		.625			7	–	4	–	2		.615
Louisville  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0		.500			4	–	5	–	0		.444
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0		.500			5	–	8	–	0		.385
No. 14 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0		.500			4	–	5	–	0		.444
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	3	–	4	–	1		.438			3	–	5	–	1		.389
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	0		.375			9	–	5	–	0		.643
Boston College  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	0		.125			1	–	7	–	0		.125
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	0		.125			1	–	7	–	0		.125
Miami  ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	0		.000			0	–	9	–	0		.000
NC State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			1	–	0	–	0		1.000
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion As of November 24, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season.

No. 1 seed Florida State took home their seventh ACC tournament championship, defeating No. 2 seed North Carolina.[3]

Background

The format of the tournament was announced in conjunction with all other ACC fall sports on July 29, 2020.[4]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the 2020 tournament changed multiple times. Originally, the 2020 ACC Tournament was to only feature 4 teams with all matches played at Sahlen's Stadium to create an "isolation zone" (similar to the 2020 NBA Bubble) to minimize the spread of the pandemic. The semifinals were to be played on November 6, 2020, with the final was to be played on November 8, 2020.[5]

On September 4, 2020, the format again changed, expanding the tournament from four to eight teams. The quarterfinals to be played on November 10, the semifinals on November 13, and the championship game on November 15.[1]

Qualification

The top eight teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. All three tournament rounds took place at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. North Carolina and Florida State finished tied for first with 8–0–0 regular season records. Florida State won the tiebreaker over North Carolina by goal differential in conference games, +21 to +16. Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame finished in a three way tie for sixth place, all with a 4–4–0 regular season record. The goal differential tiebreaker was applied and Notre Dame was awarded the eighth seed. Louisville and Virginia Tech were still tied after the goal differential tiebreaker. Louisville won the second tiebreaker of head-to-head record, having won their match 1–0 during the regular season.[6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Florida State	8–0–0	24
2	North Carolina	8–0–0	24
3	Virginia	5–2–1	16
4	Clemson	5–3–0	15
5	Duke	4–2–2	14
6	Louisville	4–4–0	12
7	Virginia Tech	4–4–0	12
8	Notre Dame	4–4–0	12

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, November 10					Semifinals Friday, November 13					Final Sunday, November 15
	1	Florida State	2
	8	Notre Dame	0
						1	Florida State	4
						5	Duke	0
	4	Clemson	0
	5	Duke	1
											1	Florida State	3
											2	North Carolina	2
	2	North Carolina	1
	7	Virginia Tech	0
						2	North Carolina	2
						3	Virginia	0
	3	Virginia	4
	6	Louisville	1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

November 10	#1 Florida State	2–0	#8 Notre Dame	Cary, North Carolina
12:30 p.m. EDT	Jaelin Howell  44' Clara Robbins  78'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Mark Buda Assistant referees: David McPhun Assistant referees: Bradley Shrader Fourth official: Carmen Serbio

November 10	#4 Clemson	0–1	#5 Duke	Cary, North Carolina
3:00 p.m. EDT	Harper White  84'	Report	Karlie Paschall  50'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Karl Kummer Assistant referees: Marc Lawrence Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Jeremy Smith

November 10	#2 North Carolina	1–0	#7 Virginia Tech	Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Brianna Pinto  3' Brianna Pinto  25'	Report	Makenzie Graham  36' Emmalee Carter  57' Caroline Cipolla  83'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Sergio Gonzalez Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Eric Barnes Fourth official: Scott Bowers

November 10	#3 Virginia	4–1	#6 Louisville	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	Diana Ordonez  19', 23', 56' Alexa Spaanstra  70'	Report	Emina Ekic  42'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Aaron Gallagher Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Ryan Graves

Semifinals

November 13	#1 Florida State	4–0	#5 Duke	Cary, North Carolina
5:30 p.m. EDT	Emily Madril  25' Jody Brown  30' Jaelin Howell  59' Kristina Lynch  64' Jenna Nighswonger  76'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 277 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Dustin Thorne Assistant referees: John Rush Fourth official: Forrest Ambrose

November 13	#2 North Carolina	2–0	#3 Virginia	Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	Claudia Dickey  39' (pen.) Izzy Brown  62' Isabel Cox  78' Brianna Pinto  79'	Report		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Assistant referees: Daniel Kappler Fourth official: Hudson Owens

Final

November 15	#1 Florida State	3–2	#2 North Carolina	Cary, North Carolina
Noon EDT	Clara Robbins  1', 5' Leilanni Nesbeth  46'	Report	Talia Dellaperuta  57' Rachel Jones  58' (pen.) Izzy Brown  67' Brianna Pinto  88'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Nicholas Balcer Assistant referees: Robert Dail Assistant referees: Jude Carr Fourth official: Justin Frear

Statistics

3 Goals

• Diana Ordonez – Virginia
• Clara Robbins – Florida State

2 Goals

• Jaelin Howell – Florida State
• Brianna Pinto – North Carolina

1 Goal

• Jody Brown – Florida State
• Isabel Cox – North Carolina
• Claudia Dickey – North Carolina
• Emina Ekic – Louisville
• Rachel Jones – North Carolina
• Kristina Lynch – Florida State
• Leilanni Nesbeth – Florida State
• Jenna Nighswonger – Florida State
• Karlie Paschall – Duke
• Alexa Spaanstra – Virginia

All Tournament Team

Player	Team
Clara Robbins	Florida State
Jaelin Howell
Jenna Nighswonger
Malia Berkely
Cristina Roque
Claudia Dickey	North Carolina
Brianna Pinto
Emily Fox
Sophie Jones	Duke
Diana Ordonez	Virginia
Alexa Spaanstra

MVP in bold
Source:[3]

See also

• Atlantic Coast Conference
• 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
• 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season

References

1. "ACC Announces Fall Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 4, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
2. "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
3. "Florida State Defeats North Carolina 3–2 to Win ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
4. Clark, Travis (July 30, 2020). "ACC announces fall soccer plans". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
5. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
6. "2020 ACC Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.